Do Re Mi
Angela Cartwright/Charmian Carr/Debbie Turner/Duane Chase/Heather Menzies/Kim Karath/Nicholas Hammon Lyrics
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A very good place to start
When you read, you begin with A-B-C
When you sing, you begin with Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti
Oh, let's see if I can make it easy
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
A deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do, So-Do
Now, children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Once you have these notes in your heads
You can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up
Like this
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
Can you do that?
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Now put it all together
So, Do, La, Fa, Mi, Do, Re
So, Do, La, Ti, Do, Re, Do
Good
But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words
One word for every note
Like this
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
Do, Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
Do, Mi, Mi
Mi, So, So
Re, Fa, Fa
La, Ti, Ti
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name, I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow So
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So (So, Do)
Re (La, Fa)
Mi (Mi, Do)
Fa (Re)
So (So, Do)
La (La, Fa)
Ti (La, So, Fa, Mi, Re)
Ti, Do
Angela Cartwright's song "Do Re Mi" is one of the most memorable songs from the classic musical "The Sound of Music" produced in 1965. The lyrics to the song emphasize the importance of starting from the basics when learning how to sing or read music. The song illustrates how the Do-Re-Mi scales could be used to create an endless number of melodies, sounds, and songs. The lyrics also teach the audience how to identify the notes of the major scale and recognize their corresponding solfeggio names.
The chorus of the song, "Do-Re-Mi," represents the first three notes of the scale, which are Do-Re-Mi. Angela Cartwright then goes on to explain the solfeggio names for every note of the scale, starting with Do and ending with Ti. She also assigns one word to each note in the famous song "Do-Re-Mi." The songwriters cleverly incorporated humor when Angela Cartwright sings "Ti, a drink with jam and bread," making the song quite entertaining.
Line by Line Meaning
Let's start at the very beginning
Beginning with the basics is the way to start
A very good place to start
Starting with the basics is highly recommended
When you read, you begin with A-B-C
Reading starts with the knowledge of the alphabet
When you sing, you begin with Do-Re-Mi
Singing starts with the knowledge of musical notes
Do, a deer, a female deer
Do is symbolized by a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Re is symbolized by a ray of sunshine
Mi, a name, I call myself
Mi is how I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run
Fa represents a long journey that needs to travel
So, a needle pulling thread
So is like a needle moving thread with its sound
La, a note to follow So
La follows So when singing
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
Ti is like a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh
It connects each note and brings us back to the female deer.
Now, children, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So and so on
These musical notes are all tools to build songs
Are only the tools we use to build a song
The notes are just tools to create music
When you know the notes to sing
Knowing how to sing every note is crucial
You can sing most anything
Knowing all the notes allows you to sing many types of songs
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Oscar II Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
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